Salvete, amici et amicae.
by jeffreydbrown from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4Q4SS)
Greetings,
The list continually reminds me that I have neither posted a question nor introduced myself, so here 'tis. I am a former (now disabled/retired) Linux systems and network administrator in state and local government. My approach towards technology has always been to leverage expertise to save money by avoiding off-the-shelf commercial hardware and especially software, with their ongoing licensing and support expenses. Of course, that means following best practices and using widely-used open-source software to avoid the "hit by a bus" problem.
I started out with Linux about 21 years ago, trying Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, Mandrake, and Gentoo before falling in love with Debian, which I have used exclusively for over 18 years. My work has involved supporting Windows servers and desktops, but I haven't had Windows on a personal machine or my primary work machine in this millennium.
I am currently tinkering with several projects driven by Arduino, or more specifically ESP8266/NodeMCU. Seeing problems and solving them through know-how and the creative use of generic hardware, rather than a polished commercial product, helps keep my mind active and allows and outlet for interests I have had for years (citizen science, energy efficiency, and pollution reduction projects), but for which there was simply no time as a working sysadmin (actually,the entire IT department) for a small city government.
Best,
Jeffrey Brown
The list continually reminds me that I have neither posted a question nor introduced myself, so here 'tis. I am a former (now disabled/retired) Linux systems and network administrator in state and local government. My approach towards technology has always been to leverage expertise to save money by avoiding off-the-shelf commercial hardware and especially software, with their ongoing licensing and support expenses. Of course, that means following best practices and using widely-used open-source software to avoid the "hit by a bus" problem.
I started out with Linux about 21 years ago, trying Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE, Mandrake, and Gentoo before falling in love with Debian, which I have used exclusively for over 18 years. My work has involved supporting Windows servers and desktops, but I haven't had Windows on a personal machine or my primary work machine in this millennium.
I am currently tinkering with several projects driven by Arduino, or more specifically ESP8266/NodeMCU. Seeing problems and solving them through know-how and the creative use of generic hardware, rather than a polished commercial product, helps keep my mind active and allows and outlet for interests I have had for years (citizen science, energy efficiency, and pollution reduction projects), but for which there was simply no time as a working sysadmin (actually,the entire IT department) for a small city government.
Best,
Jeffrey Brown